Nolberto Solano has been accused of bailing out on his international team-mates as Peru battle to salvage some pride from a disappointing World Cup qualifying campaign.

National team coach Julio Cesar Uribe has accused the Newcastle midfielder of deserting his country and has vowed he will never pick the player again.

Solano returned from Peru's 2-0 defeat against Uruguay earlier this month and promised he would finally put United first following a series of gruelling long-haul trips and numerous rows with Bobby Robson.

The player claimed he had come to an amicable agreement with Uribe and Peruvian FA official Lander Aleman regarding his international future, but Uribe insisted: "I have never agreed anything with anyone.

"I have not spoken to any players about their decision to stop playing in the World Cup qualifiers and I don't know how many times I will have to say it.

"As far as I'm concerned we're all in it until the end and Solano's decision demon-strates a lack of solidarity.

"I have left him out of the squad to play Venezuela (on October 6) and, as long as I am in charge of the national team, he will not play for Peru."

That last statement will be music to Robson's ears, but it is clear that Uribe is trying to force his star player into a corner. Solano insists that he spoke to his coach privately immediately after the Uruguay game, explaining that he needed to strengthen his relationship with United.

Uribe claims that meeting never took place, but Solano said: "I spoke to Mr Uribe and Mr Aleman and there was no problem then. They said they understood my position and I made it clear that this was not the end of my international career. I told them I would be available in the future.

"However, if Uribe no longer wants me then that is fine. It is not a problem."